News Fans to vote on what ring TNA will use

Chairman

Fans, this is what you’ve been asking for! You decide which ring we use moving forward, starting at our New York City IMPACT Tapings next week. Do we stay with 4 sides or bring back the 6 sided ring? VOTE NOW using the poll below. Voting will end at MIDNIGHT on THURSDAY, after this week’s IMPACT. THIS Friday, a winner will be announced and we will begin using the ring at next week’s IMPACT tapings at the Manhattan Center in New York City (June 25, 26, 27). This is not a one-off event. The future of IMPACT Wrestling’s ring is in your hands. Which ring do you want to see?

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I voted 4 sides for the simple fact that it is more lenient on the workers bodies.

Legend

Well, you know, I guess the benefit of six sides is that it sets TNA apart from the rest. It's something different, and despite there being no practical difference, for someone who's just flipping through channels, casual fans who don't know TNA or something it gets attention. So I'd go with 6 sides here.

Legend

TNA has already decided to bring back six sided ring back. This is just a marketing move and a spin to make the fans believe that maybe they've changed something in TNA. The fans changed a lot of stuff in TNA over 12 yrs, but via polls? Almost never. One more clue telling you I'm right is TNA bringing it back where? New York City. All the hype NYC tapings got, plus the return of six sides? It's a classic marketing move.

Legend

Except the six sided ring has a tendency to look goofy. Plus it hurts wrestlers A LOT more than a 4 sided one.

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Why is this? I seem to remember back in that era, people were surprised that the high-risk TNA style wasn't leading to as many injuries as were happening in WWE (probably because of the fewer live events, but still) Is there any proof of it?

Chairman

Why is this? I seem to remember back in that era, people were surprised that the high-risk TNA style wasn't leading to as many injuries as were happening in WWE (probably because of the fewer live events, but still) Is there any proof of it?

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Six sided rings are stiffer. The way they are built includes more steel sections which makes the ring surface more stiffer, which makes bumping on a six sided ring hurt more than on a four sided.

Look at luchadors, in Mexico the six sided ring is much more common, and Mexican wrestlers have a tendency to start limping and walking stiffly earlier in their careers than American wrestlers (this is obviously a generalization). Talents like AJ and Daniels have gone out in interviews and said they were happy when TNA switched to 4 sides since it meant less painful bumps, but at the expense of TNA losing a bit of it's identity. A match is also easier to set up in a 4 sided ring since more corners equals more factors for the wrestlers putting the match together.

Legend

I have no preference of which ring they should have. Four sides is good for the wrestlers who are familiar with it, so they can adapt to it easier, which means less botches and they don't have to change much. The six sides though looks pretty cool, and can be good for high flyers, but seems a bit troubling for tag team matches.

I think they should focus on the product before changing the ring, just my two cents on it though.

Legend

Except the six sided ring has a tendency to look goofy. Plus it hurts wrestlers A LOT more than a 4 sided one.

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Caps locks "A LOT", insinuating like it's something really dangerous, well it's not. No one has ever left TNA or sued TNA because of the shape of their ring, stop whining lmao. Few wrestlers said 4 sides is better for their body a bit, but even they weren't COMPLAINING. They just said it, and still wrestled in 6 sides like a hundred times. I can guarantee with my head that as long as the pay is on time, NO ONE in TNA roster will say anything to anyone between each other about the ring. It's not like it's barbed wire ropes. It's still a RING, and they're pro wrestlers. It's that simple. Btw, you can have a great wrestling match without hitting the ropes every 20 seconds. I bet wrestlers in TNA know it too!

Six sides is a big big part of TNA's identity, it sets them apart from everyone else, and even though it might be 'goofy' looking for some really small amount of people, it's easier for casual viewer and basically any wrestling fan who is flipping channels Thursday night to set apart TNA from WWE or anyone else.

Those saying this is not what TNA should do when trying to be different from WWE, well this might be the beggining of the change people want, who knows. You gotta start somewhere. I believe this is a right first step to bring back the identity that was lost under Hogan & Bischoff regime.

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